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rig v It was the old lady who discovered what was wrong. It seems she had forgotten to "rig" the lamp. Her husband, in his anxiety to keep the lamp burning, had applied the genge hook too vigorously and drawn the last inch of the "riggin" [i.e. the make-shift wick]. PRINTED ITEM...
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Language: | English |
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/70984 |
Summary: | rig v It was the old lady who discovered what was wrong. It seems she had forgotten to "rig" the lamp. Her husband, in his anxiety to keep the lamp burning, had applied the genge hook too vigorously and drawn the last inch of the "riggin" [i.e. the make-shift wick]. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit GMS Feb 77 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I |
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